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Object Number 39-39-50/3891
Display Title Circular shield, fibre strips sewn together, wooden handle attached with fibre
Descriptions
Indigenous Term nguba
Object Description Circular shield, fibre strips sewn together, wooden handle attached with fibre rope (nguba)
Inventory Description Shield, woven fiber and wood strips, circular, painted brown, sewn leather
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Dimensions Overall: 94 x 72.5 x 7.8 cm (37 x 28 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3891

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